Low latency tactile telepresence
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11106357B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US17175949

    申请日:2021-02-15

    Abstract: A system for remote tactile telepresence wherein an array of predefined touch gestures are abstracted into cataloged values and invoked either by pattern matching, by assigned name or visual indicia. A local and remote cache of the catalog reduces latency even for complicated gestures as only a gesture identifier needs to be transmitted to a haptic output destination. Additional embodiments translate gestures to different haptic device affordances. Tactile telepresence sessions are time-coded along with audiovisual content wherein playback is heard, seen, and felt. Another embodiment associates motion capture associated with the tactile profile so that remote, haptic recipients may see renderings of objects (e.g., hands) imparting vibrotactile sensations.

    Audiovisual Detection of Expectation Violations in Disparate Home Automation Systems

    公开(公告)号:US20240069516A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18240731

    申请日:2023-08-31

    CPC classification number: G05B19/0428 G05B2219/2642

    Abstract: The invention pertains to methods for monitoring the operational status of a home automation system through extrinsic visual and audible means. Initial training periods involve capturing image and audio data representative of nominal operation, which is then processed to identify operational indicators. Unsupervised machine learning models are trained with these indicators to construct a model of normalcy and identify expectation violations in the system's operational pattern. After meeting specific stopping criteria, real-time monitoring is initiated. When an expectation violation is detected, contrastive collages or sequences are generated comprising nominal and anomalous data. These are then transmitted to an end user, effectively conveying the context of the detected anomalies. Further features include providing deep links to smartphone applications for home automation configuration and the use of auditory scene analysis techniques. The invention provides a multi-modal approach to home automation monitoring, leveraging machine learning for robust anomaly detection.

    Intelligent Digital Interruption Management

    公开(公告)号:US20230056988A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17891754

    申请日:2022-08-19

    Abstract: The present invention is a system to manage interrupt notifications on an operating system based on the characteristics of content in which an end user is currently immersed or engaged. For example, relatively high bitrate video throughput is indicative of corresponding high information depth and more action occurring in the scene. For periods of high information depth, interrupt notifications are deferred until the information depth falls into a relative trough. Additional embodiments of the invention process scene transitions, technical cues, dialog and lyrics to release queued interrupt notification at optimal times. A vamping process is also provided when interrupt notification are released to keep the end user prescient to the background application in which they were engaged prior to the interrupt notification coming into focus.

    Contextual Audiovisual Synthesis for Attention State Management

    公开(公告)号:US20230336804A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18338934

    申请日:2023-06-21

    CPC classification number: H04N21/262 H04N21/235

    Abstract: The invention pertains to a system for managing interruptions to an electronic device outputting an audiovisual broadcast from a media application. The system consists of an interrupt manager, an audiovisual buffer, and a vamping module. The interrupt manager, linked to the device's operating system, is capable of temporarily halting the broadcast and issuing a notification to an end user. The audiovisual buffer collaborates with the interrupt manager, collecting a segment of audio output to create an audio segment to be played during the pause. Concurrently, the vamping module operates by broadcasting the audio segment when the interrupt manager interrupts the broadcast and releases the notification. This process shifts the focus to the notification, relegating the paused broadcast to a background state. The broadcast resumes when the interrupt manager redirects the operating system's focus back to it, promoting the paused broadcast back to the foreground state.

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